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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "MR.MOHAMMED ABACHA" <oforbenson@bensonzone.net>
Reply-To: oforbenson1@yahoo.ie
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:56:11 +0000
Subject: FROM MOHAMMED ABACHA

FROM MOHAMMED ABACHA
ABACHA HOUSING ESTATE
GIDADO ROAD, KANO-NIGERIA
234-803-428-2116
EMAIL:vwilliams@vwilliams.net

GOOD DAY
28th sept 2005


URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED!!

PLEASE BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH THIS MESSAGE JUST VISIT THIS WEBSITE FIRST SO
THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION WE ARE.WE WANT YOU TO HELP US OUT OF
THIS SITUATION, FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FAMILY PLEASE.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3333557.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2282366.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1935631.stm

YOU MAY BE SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS VERY MAIL MESSAGE FROM ME, SINCE IT IS
COMING FROM SOMEBODY YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE BUT HOWEVER I HAVE PERSONALLY
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AS A FAMILY AND WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD
TO HELP US.

I AM MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE NIGERIAN HEAD OF STATE (GENERAL SANI
ABACHA) WHO DIED ON AN ACTIVE SERVICE. I AM 36 YEARS OLD. EVER SINCE THE
DEATH OF MY FATHER THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING OUR
FAMILY FOR NO JUST CAUSE AND THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING THINGS VERY DIFFICULT FOR
US. THEY SEIZE ALL MY FATHER'S PROPERTIES AND ALL ACCOUNT FROZEN, MY MOTHER
HAS BEEN ON HOUSE ARREST FOR NO JUST CAUSE. BUT THE FEDRAL GOVERMENT DID NOT
KNOW THAT MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF USD$55 MILLION DOLLARS. IN THE
SECURITY FIRM.

PLEASE WE WANT YOU TO HELP US BY DEPOSITING THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, THE
SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS NOW CURRENTLY LYING HAS ADVISE US TO
RELOCATE THE FUND BEFORE PEOPLE AND THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION WILL KNOW
ABOUT IT. PLEASE WE WANT YOU TO HELP US BY SAVE GUARDING THE FUND SINCE OUR
LAWYER HAS ADVISE THAT HE WILL TRY HIS BEST AS TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE THE
FUND THROUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY PLEASE WE WANT YOU TO HELP US TO SAVE THIS
FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE WE HAVE AS WELL COLLECTIVELY AGREED TO REWARD YOU WITH 35% OF THE
TOTAL FUND IF ONLY YOU WILL BE WILLING TO HELP, AS YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND VERY URGENT. I DO NOT WANT ANY
BODY IN NIGERIA TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.

THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS CLOSED ALL MY LATE FATHER'S LOCAL AND FOREIGN
ACCOUNT. PLEASE I DO NOT WANT THEM TO RECOVER THIS FUND, AND THIS IS WHY I
HAVE PERSONALLY DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU CAN HELP US SAVE THIS FUND
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

AS SOON AS WE HEAR YOUR RESPONCE WE WILL SEND YOU THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
SO THAT YOU CAN CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS DEPOSITED FOR
THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE REPLY US ON THIS E-MAIL: IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP US.

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONCE,

PLEASE TRY AND SEND YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN CALL YOU.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

MOHAMMED ABACHA

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